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03-11-2011, 12:06 PM
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Location: Great State of Texas
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Oh my..this is not good. Even if they say "slightly radioactive".
That sounds like " a little bit pregnant". And not to worry...radioactive vapor will not effect the environment or humans ?
Like the BP spill didn't effect sea life in the Gulf ?
Japan to release of radioactive vapor at nuke pant - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110311/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_quake_power_plant - broken link)
"Japan's nuclear safety agency says pressure inside one of six boiling water reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant had risen to 1.5 times the level considered normal.
The agency said the radioactive element in the vapor that will be released would not affect the environment or human health."
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03-11-2011, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
Oh my..this is not good. Even if they say "slightly radioactive".
That sounds like " a little bit pregnant". And not to worry...radioactive vapor will not effect the environment or humans ?
Like the BP spill didn't effect sea life in the Gulf ?
Japan to release of radioactive vapor at nuke pant - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110311/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_quake_power_plant - broken link)
"Japan's nuclear safety agency says pressure inside one of six boiling water reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant had risen to 1.5 times the level considered normal.
The agency said the radioactive element in the vapor that will be released would not affect the environment or human health."
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Hmmmmm. I don't trust that statement either. But I'm not sure what other alternative there is. There is a high risk of it exploding, isn't there? I heard that the U.S. is sending some type of cooling mechanism help but not sure that will do it or arrive in time? |
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03-11-2011, 12:11 PM
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Location: Littleton, CO
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
Oh my..this is not good. Even if they say "slightly radioactive".
That sounds like " a little bit pregnant".
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Then I have bad news for you:
YOU are radioactive.
I hope you are not also pregnant.
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
And not to worry...radioactive vapor will not effect the environment or humans ?
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Since the environment is already naturally radioactive (I was gonna say "slightly radioactive" but you seem to dislike the term) what effects do you have in mind?
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
Like the BP spill didn't effect sea life in the Gulf ?
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Wow!!! Who ever said that? |
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03-11-2011, 12:12 PM
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Location: texas
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I just hope and pray they get it under control soon. I would hate to imagine what a total meltdown would do.....
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03-11-2011, 12:13 PM
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Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
Oh my..this is not good. Even if they say "slightly radioactive".
That sounds like " a little bit pregnant". And not to worry...radioactive vapor will not effect the environment or humans ?
Like the BP spill didn't effect sea life in the Gulf ?
Japan to release of radioactive vapor at nuke pant - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110311/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_quake_power_plant - broken link)
"Japan's nuclear safety agency says pressure inside one of six boiling water reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant had risen to 1.5 times the level considered normal.
The agency said the radioactive element in the vapor that will be released would not affect the environment or human health."
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Very scary stuff. |
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03-11-2011, 12:15 PM
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Location: state of procrastination
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There is background cosmic radiation, and radiation emanating from the earth. And radiation exposure from medical studies is on average 2x more than the natural radiation. It is conceivable that the amount of radioactive vapors may get dispersed and mean nothing. Hope they are able to contain it.
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03-11-2011, 12:17 PM
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Great, this will be twisted and amplified to be used by the "no nuclear power" crowd.
Maybe they'll make a new Stalker expansion pack.
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03-11-2011, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by miyu
There is background cosmic radiation, and radiation emanating from the earth. And radiation exposure from medical studies is on average 2x more than the natural radiation. It is conceivable that the amount of radioactive vapors may get dispersed and mean nothing. Hope they are able to contain it.
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Most exposure is from Radon:
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03-11-2011, 12:24 PM
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Very sad situation in Japan. I hope and pray that this horror can end as soon as possible. I can't Imagine the trauma the Japanese people are going through right now.
1. Earth Quake 8.9
2. Tsunami
3. Nuclear Reactor leak.
4. Debris scatter miles inland.
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03-11-2011, 12:27 PM
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Location: Great State of Texas
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Originally Posted by Mr. Opinion
Very sad situation in Japan. I hope and pray that this horror can end as soon as possible. I can't Imagine the trauma the Japanese people are going through right now.
1. Earth Quake 8.9
2. Tsunami
3. Nuclear Reactor leak.
4. Debris scatter miles inland.
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There's more..their tech industry and mfg is damaged.
Sony is completely shut down.
Japan Earthquake Disrupts Wireless Networks, Manufacturing | Arik Hesseldahl | NewEnterprise | AllThingsD |
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